Benny Vigona
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Benny Vigona | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Benedict John Vigona | ||
Date of birth | 9 October 1958 | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1977–1986 |
St Mary's South Fremantle |
75 (132) 165 (220) |
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Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1980–82 1985 |
Western Australia Northern Territory |
4 (1) 1 (0) |
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Career highlights | |||
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Benedict John "Benny" Vigona (born 9 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer best known for playing for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Biography
Vigona is from a large extended family who are heavily involved in Northern Territory football. His father, Anastasius, played for St Mary's in Darwin.[1] His brother Tony spent time with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) without playing a league match before playing with St Mary's. A nephew, Ronnie Burns played in the Australian Football League (AFL) with Geelong and Adelaide.[2]
Playing career
Vigona made his league debut for South Fremantle in 1977. He was a member of the Bulldogs' 1980 premiership-winning team. He played his last match for South Fremantle in 1986 having played 165 matches. [3]
During southern summers, Vigona returned to Darwin to play for St Mary's in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). He played in two premierships for the Saints during the 1977/78 and 1983/84 seasons. He was the Chaney Medallist for best player in the 1977/78 NTFL Grand Final.[4]
He was the first player from the Northern Territory to become a life member of South Fremantle. In 1994 he was named in the NTFL Team of Two Decades for the period from 1974 to 1994.[5] In 2009 was included in the Bulldogs' Indigenous Team of the Century.[6][7]
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